Well, I just hate to spoil all the summer suspense, but here’s the 49ers’ 53-man roster projection: QB (2): Colin Kaepernick, Blaine Gabbert Cut: Dylan Thompson Thompson, a rookie free agent, is obviously a strong candidate for the practice squad given the skimpy depth chart at this position. The 49ers didn’t use one of their …

Edwards arrived in San Francisco with charges for DUI and aggravated disorderly conduct on his record. He had no known issues and off the field with the 49ers and was a positive presence, according to several of his ex-teammates. …

As part of his duties as a member of the 49ers’ practice squad this season, rookie wide receiver Joe Hastings has assumed the jersey number and playing style of a wideout San Francisco’s secondary would face that week.
This week, it appears Hastings, w… …

According to a source, the 49ers have told at least one former NFL wide receiver they might be in touch after the regular season depending on how their in-house replacement, presumably Hastings, fares against the Rams. Hastings was not wearing a practice-squad jersey today in practice and John Matthews, the other in-house candidate for the spot, said he thought Hastings would get the promotion. …

The 49ers had six players named Pro Bowl starters Tuesday, which is more than they had in any of their five Super-Bowl-winning seasons. It matches the 1971 Niners for the most Pro Bowl starters in franchise history. …

With the NFC’s No. 2 seed yet to be secured, the 49ers have plenty of motivation entering their regular-season finale on Sunday at St. Louis. But what on earth will the Rams – a 2-13 team on a six-game losing streak – be playing for? …

In early August, the 49ers signed Braylon Edwards to an incentive-laden, one-year contract worth $1 million in base salary, a pittance for a big-bodied receiver with Edwards’ resume.
As it turns out, San Francisco got what it paid for.
The unproductive… …

The 49ers received good news Tuesday when eight of their players were named to the NFC’s 43-man Pro Bowl roster.
Now, they’ll hope for better news next month: that those players will be busy preparing for another game when the Pro Bowl is played Jan. 2… …

The six Pro Bowl starters matches the most the 49ers have had in franchise history. They also had six starters in 1971. San Francisco and New England, which also had eight players selected, have the most Pro Bowlers of any NFL team this season and the Niners’ eight Pro Bowlers are their most since they had 10 in 1995. …

Tight end Delanie Walker won’t play Sunday at St. Louis, and his availability for the playoffs is in doubt after he sustained what is believed to be a broken jaw in the 49ers’ 19-17 win over the Seahawks on Saturday.
“He’s going to be out for a period … …

At some point during their extreme makeover this season, the 49ers received a long-missing backbone.
Running back Frank Gore believes the procedure took place around 2:30 p.m. EDT on Oct. 2 when the 49ers entered the visitors’ locker room at Lincoln Fi… …

On his 41-yard fourth-quarter pass to Michael Crabtree on Saturday, 49ers quarterback Alex Smith said tight end Vernon Davis was being covered by a cornerback to his right while Crabtree was running deep down the left sideline.
The 49ers emerged with a… …

A few times since he’s become the 49ers coach, however, Harbaugh hasn’t taken the all-right cue. He’s enjoying the back-and-forth with the media and wants to keep talking. This happened after the NFL draft in April. And it also happened today when Harbaugh didn’t budge from the podium after Lange’s “all right.” …

Harbaugh said the team will monitor how Walker recovers from his injury before possibly placing Walker on the season-ending injured-reserve list and presumably signing another tight end. In Walker’s absence this week, the Niners tight ends include Vernon Davis and Justin Peelle. It’s possible rookie Konrad Reuland, who played for Harbaugh at Stanford, could be promoted from the practice squad. …